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| Sichuan hot-pot, ying yang style |
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| At Chengdu Panda Park, they made efforts with vegetation: there is loads of bamboo trees |
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| This one didn't feel like going out today ... |
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| A Red Panda, aka Firefox ... |
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| These guys also are an endangered species due to the partition of their natural habitat |
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| Bon appetit ! |
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| Giant Panda having a siesta |
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| We came early, but it's a very hot day ... |
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| ... and the Giant Pandas aren't too active |
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| A bit of stretching ? |
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| C'mon, together now ! |
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| When the park gets crowded with tourists, the parts around the lake still remain quiet |
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| Didn't realise there were so many gold fishes in that lake |
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| Some peacocks wander around, freely |
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| This is the north part of the park, not yet opened to public. We didn't know that, so we walked long, uphill, in the heat, but no panda was to be seen |
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| There are ways to keep a tree about straight. This is only one way ... |
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| In jail ? |
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| We've been told that during the day, it's way too hot for them, so they come back inside the building. |
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| Hi ! I'm a politic prisonner, help me out ! |
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| Some gardener had fun I guess |
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| Back to Chengdu center, we went to the People's park where beautiful bonzai gardens can be seen ... |
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| ... some memorials too ... |
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| ... people are playing, singing, dancing ... |
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| Framed ! |
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| View over a nearby temple |
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| And tonight, we came to see a Chinese opera house. Tea is served for free (check her tea pot !) |
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| Music ... |
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| ... massage ... |
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| ... opera ... |
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| ... puppets ... |
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| ... changing clothes and/or masks |
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| Watch me carefully ... 1 ... |
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| ... 2 ... |
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| ... 3 ! |
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